26" Mongoose Men's Dolomite Fat Tire Mountain Bike (Navy) Expired

Good bike for $280. Comparison to other cheap fatbike, the Northrock XC00 at Costco that is currently $499 online and $399 in the store (if you can find one):

Mongoose Dolomite (manufactured by Pacific Cycles):
- Steel 17" Frame. Standard (symmetrical) 190mm rear and 135mm fork spacing. Straight (34mm ID) head tube with an external cup headset for a 1 and 1/8" straight steerer fork.
- The bike weighs ~45 pounds.
- 1x7 gearing with a Shimano Tourney or Microshift 7 speed derailleur. Twist Shifter. The freewheel is a 14-28t.
- 100mm wide 36 hole alloy wheels with open bearings, and bolted on axles. Chaoyang/Arisun 4" tires.
- Offbrand mechanical disk brakes that don't feel the best, but are somewhat ok if properly adjusted.

Northrock XC00 (Manufactured by Giant) (https://www.costco.com/northrock-...67336.html) :
- Alloy 17" Frame. Non-standard 170mm asymmetrical (15mm driveside offset) rear and 121mm fork spacing. Tapered head tube with an integrated headset for a 1 and 1/8" straight steerer fork (it actually comes with a straight steerer fork).
- The bike weighs ~35 pounds.
- 1x7 gearing with a Shimano Altus rear derailleur. Trigger shifter. The freewheel is a 14-28t.
- 57mm wide 32 hole alloy wheels with open bearings, and quick release axles. Kenda Gigas 4" tires.
- Tektro mechanical disk brakes that will feel better than the offbrand ones on the Mongoose.

Out of the box it would seem that the Northrock is slightly better specced, as well as having a more modern and lighter frame. The controls on it will feel better, and the brakes are slightly better. However, the Mongoose functions better as an actual fat bike. It has much wider rims, and tires with a more aggressive tread that are better suited for trail/sand/snow. The tires on the Mongoose, while being the same width as the Northrock, will actually measure out closer to the full 4" due to being installed on wider rims.

When it comes to upgrading (if one wants to embark on such an endeavor on these bikes), the Mongoose is slightly more upgrade friendly due to having standard frame and fork spacing - making it much easier to upgrade the wheels. However the Northrock can theoretically take a tapered fork, but that will require a new front wheel (due to the non-standard stock fork axle spacing and hub), as well as a new headset.

Not sure why people are downvoting this. The Dolomite's have been insanely priced since Covid started. People were selling these for $500-$600 and more local and on Ebay. This is a good price in the last 2 years for this bike.

Honestly thank you so much for posting this, I wanted something for exercise, and always wanted a fat bike, I remember seeing them $199 3 years ago, I bit the bullet and purchased one for $399 and fell in love. I've upgraded the pedals and seat, doing a Caset and other upgrades. Long story short I'm ordering one for my wife and brother. Thanks again.